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What Civus covers today

Civus is building toward the whole public record of Philadelphia: every hearing, decision, permit, and complaint, on every parcel, cited to the source. That work lands one source at a time. This page says what is complete, what is still filling in, and what comes next. Counts refresh with each maintenance pass.

Across these sources, Civus has pages for 65,225 properties, 8,867 people and 727 organizations, and 42,212 decisions on the record from Zoning Board appeals and the Historical Commission.

Phase 1: The hearing record

Complete and current

Every hearing the Zoning Board posts, transcribed and cited to the minute; City Council and its committees from the official stenographer; the Historical Commission's minutes and decisions. Searchable and cited to the source.

SourceWhat is indexedRecordsLatest recordLast refresh
Philadelphia City CouncilEvery stated meeting with an official stenographer transcript, 1997 to today.928Oct 22, 2026Nov 3, 2026, 3:02 PM
Philadelphia City Council Committee HearingsEvery committee hearing with an official stenographer transcript, 1997 to today.3,719Oct 7, 2026Nov 3, 2026, 3:03 PM
Philadelphia City Council agenda documentsEvery agenda document the Clerk posts for Council sessions.1,080Jun 11, 2026Nov 3, 2026, 3:02 PM
Philadelphia Historical CommissionCommission minutes and the decisions recorded in them, back to the earliest posted minutes.1,730Sep 22, 2026Nov 3, 2026, 3:04 PM
Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)Every hearing the Board posts, transcribed and cited to the minute. New hearings appear within days of the recording.370Oct 28, 2026Nov 3, 2026, 3:02 PM
South of South Neighborhood Association calendarMeeting notices from the RCO calendar, about two months ahead.64Nov 1, 2026Next scheduled: Nov 4, 2026Nov 3, 2026, 3:00 PM

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Phase 2: Licenses and Inspections on the record

Complete for appeals, growing for the rest

Zoning Board appeals are complete citywide with outcomes and provisos. Permits, violations, licenses, demolitions, and 311 requests are indexed on the parcels that already appear in the hearing record, about 52,000 of the city's 584,000, and keep filling in.

SourceWhat is indexedRecordsLatest recordLast refresh
L&I appealsComplete citywide: every appeal the City publishes, with the decision and provisos.27,603Oct 28, 2026Next scheduled: Nov 4, 2026Nov 3, 2026, 3:04 PM
L&I permits on hearing parcelsPermits on parcels that appear in the hearing record. Citywide permits are a later phase.94,048Nov 2, 2026Nov 3, 2026, 3:05 PM
Philadelphia L&I Business LicensesLicenses on parcels that appear in the hearing record. Citywide licenses are a later phase.18,644Nov 2, 2026Nov 3, 2026, 3:04 PM
Philadelphia L&I DemolitionsDemolitions on parcels that appear in the hearing record. Citywide demolitions are a later phase.670Sep 25, 2026Nov 3, 2026, 3:04 PM
Philadelphia L&I ViolationsViolations on parcels that appear in the hearing record. Citywide violations are a later phase.74,322Oct 30, 2026Nov 3, 2026, 3:05 PM
Philly 311 service requestsRequests on parcels that appear in the hearing record. The newest two weeks are indexed first, then the backlog fills in.419,157Nov 3, 2026Nov 3, 2026, 3:02 PM

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Phase 3: Every parcel in the city

Planned

Permits, violations, licenses, and 311 for all 584,000 parcels, not only those with hearing history. This needs a larger store than today's database, so it is a planned phase with its own design rather than a switch to flip.

No sources are indexed under this phase yet.

What’s next

Work underway comes first, then what Civus hopes to add.